Chocolate and Zukes

I don't know about you, but our garden turned out like this-

a lot of waterers and no weeders. That's a basketball on the right.

Nothing grew. Oh wait, lots of things grew, just nothing we wanted to eat.

My brother and s-i-l always grow a big ol' garden and found this recipe when they were trying to use up the ton of Zucchini they grew in their garden a couple years ago. I haven't heard how it grew this year but I'm guessing it probably went pretty well as usual. My mom brought us some zucchini when they were here for 4th of July so we got to make these muffins. They are so good and good for you! Vegetables AND Chocolate? Very healthy!

Double Chocolate Zucchini Muffins/Bread

Sift:

2 cups flour

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp ground nutmeg

2 packets hot cocoa mix

in another bowl cream:

1/2 cup butter or margarine

1/2 cup canola oil

1 3/4 cup sugar

add:

2 eggs

stir in:

1/2 cup milk

1 tsp vanilla

add the dry mix to the wet mix and then stir in:

2 1/2 cups shredded zucchini

1 cup chocolate chips (we have used the mini chips before and that's good too)

Bake @ 325 *

muffin tins 25-30 min

bread pans 40 min or a little longer

These kids like them too!